HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-11-10 Proclamation
Recognizing the Employees of the City Clerk’s Office and Other City Employees and
Election Workers for Their Outstanding Performance in Managing, Staffing, and
Operating the November 2008 General Election
WHEREAS, open and free elections are at the heart of the American democratic system; and
WHEREAS, for our democracy to be successful, elections must be managed and staffed in a manner that
promotes participation through efficient voter registration, convenient polling days and hours,
and a well designed and operated system that ensures minimizing delays at the polls; and
WHEREAS, the November 4, 2008 General Election was outstandingly managed, staffed, and operated in
the face of unprecedented public interest and high voter turnout; and
WHEREAS, as a result, the citizens of Bangor were well informed on how to register and when and where
to vote and were able to fulfill their obligations as citizens in a convenient and responsible
manner and with full confidence in the credibility of the process and its results; and
WHEREAS, this would not have been possible without the hard work and commitment of the staff of the
City Clerk’s Office, other City employees assigned to election duties, and the hundreds of
election workers who assisted on Election Day and in the months and weeks of preparation
proceeding it;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERRY G.M. PALMER, JR., MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BANGOR, ON BEHALF OF
THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITIZENS OF BANGOR do hereby recognize and thank the staff of the City
Clerk’s Office, other City employees who assisted in the election, and the hundreds of election workers who
devoted their considerable skills and abilities to ensure that the November 4, 2008 election was planned,
operated, and managed in a way that allowed the citizens of Bangor to conveniently exercising their right to
vote in a credible electoral process and with full faith in its results.
Given this the 10th day of November 2008
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Gerry G.M. Palmer, Jr., Council Chair